St. Andrew’s on the Square

BEPPLE – The dedicated people who saved St. Andrew’s on the Square

December 1, 2021 // 1 Comment

ST. ANDREW’S ON THE SQUARE at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Seymour Street is such an iconic building in Kamloops that we could easily forget that its fate could have [Continue]

HERITAGE – Society turns reins of St. Andrew’s on the Square back to City

November 30, 2021 // 2 Comments

The Kamloops Heritage Society is bowing out of its management contract with the City for operation of St. Andrew’s on the Square. In a letter in today’s (Nov. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Reluctant council gives Heritage Society a reprieve at St. Andrew’s

April 25, 2020 // 1 Comment

MEANWHILE, OVER AT ST. ANDREW’S, there are developments. You will recall there was a major public outcry a few months ago over the City’s inexplicable determination to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council looks ahead to a brand new decade

December 21, 2019 // 2 Comments

FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL gathers for its last meeting of the decade. His Wordship Mayor Ken Kringle bangs his gavel. MAYOR KRINGLE: I call the meeting to order. May I first [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Door still open a crack to friendly resolution on St. Andrew’s

December 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL in the St. Andrew’s on the Square case. Just when you think the ship had sailed (to use Coun. Dieter Dudy’s description), new possibilities emerge. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City’s action in pointing finger at heritage society is shameful

November 27, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE ST. ANDREW’S ON THE SQUARE mess reached a new low point Tuesday with a lengthy news release from the City attempting to point the [Continue]